I'm tired of this dumbass theory

Director: "put these yellow contact lens in" Christopher Lee: "no" The end

Hey, HEY, Count Dooku was absolutely a nobleman; he's literally a count. Now, he's not a noble man- but he's absolutely a nobleman.

Count Dooku strikes me as a kind of "What if Gandalf got the One Ring?" He'd be the "virtuous tyrant" which ends up being even worse than a robber baron.

I always thought the reason he didn't allow the "Sith eyes" to come through (even when it wouldn't matter like in front of just Anakin and Obi-Wan on the Invisible Hand) was because of his vanity. He cared too much about his status, appearance, and noble bearing and wouldn't want anything to mar that

Don't forget on Mustafar, when Anakin was slaying the Separtist leaders he had Sith eyes. When he met with Padme, he had blue eyes.

EchkhartsLadder: "My normal calm had been compromised."

Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those who cloak themselves in the ideas of good deeds are well camouflaged . Picard

TLDR: "Turned to the dark side Dooku has. Lies, deceit, greed, and mistrust are his ways now."

I always assumed that Sith eyes glowed yellow in moments of passion, rage, spite, sadness. Moments when they’re channeling the dark side. Dooku always has a reserved, calculated disposition, so while his motives are undoubtedly evil after his turn, he never really loses composure (likely from his Jedi training). This in my head is what makes him such an effective duelist aswell, he can sow seeds of doubt in almost any Jedi he encounters, put them off their game and ruthlessly pick apart their defence without getting emotional

This is exactly what made Tyranus FAR more dangerous than Maul or Vader ever were. The same thing that made Sidious so dangerous. He could hide his evil behind a kind and paternal face. He could appear noble and friendly, the confidante and confederate you would trust to put in major positions of power. The danger you wouldn't recognize until it revealed itself. In that way Tyranus was more Sith than Maul or Vader because he embodied as Sidious did, the extreme danger of the hidden betrayal from within, the very nature of the Darkside.

In fairness, in the Geonisian scene, Dooku also reveals the identity of his master (the one trying to consolidate the power) and asks Obi-Wan to help overthrow him. That may very well be an extension of the Sith rule of two, but that doesn't necessarily mean Dooku would have been the kind of Sith that Palpatine was if he took that power. Even the cinematography hints at this - while Obi-Wan is suspended in holographic light during the scene, Dooku walks around him through the light and darkness of the chamber. Even at the time he suggested this, he was probably straddling both sides. That's further reflected in his purposeful choice to avoid killing Obi-Wan (who refused to ever help him) and Anakin (who he hated), which he could have easily done, later in the same movie. Whether or not Dooku gets a metaphorical 'pass' for that is another discussion, but on the topic of Sith eyes, I think Dooku's portrayal was an accurate reflection of the nature of his affiliation with the dark side. Dooku never gave into the darkness because that isn't what he wanted. His personal philosophy had nothing to do with the force. The dark side was just "power" with which to pursue a controversial political ideal that contrasted the Jedi order. Except Dooku in Clone Wars. No clue what was happening there.

you neglect to mention that another reason dooku stayed with sidious was because he felt stuck and trapped with him after all that he had already done, that was why when he first met kenobi on geonosis he told him “i wish qui gon were here i could really use his help” many viewers saw this as dooku thinking qui gon would join his side but what dooku really means is that he needs qui gons help to get him out of the trouble he is in, to help free him from the trap he got himself into, he knew that qui gon would be the only person who understands him

It's true that when Dooku first left the order, it was to "better the galaxy". But the darkness corrupts all; Dooku not excluded. At the start of the clone wars, he still tried acting like he was a gentleman good guy, but he was already up to doing very terrible deeds. As the clone wars went on, he just got more and more openly evil. The only soft spot Dooku seemed to have left was Obi Wan.

“Practical dark side user” sounds like something that an in universe journalist from the Star Wars galaxy would try and describe him as when trying to deny the return of the sith haha

I agree with almost everything in this video, except for saying that he didn’t care about Qui Gons death only that he lost an ally. His reaction in tale of the Jedi seems genuine and I don’t see why he’d be getting sentimental about the tree otherwise

The yellow eyes are from liver failure possibly due to stress and binging on alcoholic beverages.

Dooku is such a fucking chad he just chose not to, doesnt need them to seem cool. Nothing to do with anything else, its just not a good idea to have burning yellow eyes as a politician

“Focus on your power building. Do not think of anyone or anything else.” This advice from Dooku while training Savage pretty much sums up what Darth Tyrannus was really all about in the end.

I’ve always been intrigued by Grievous’s line in “Revenge of the Sith” about how he was trained in the “Jedi arts” by Count Dooku. I’m trying to imagine Christopher Lee patiently training a sadistic four-armed robot how to fight with a lightsaber, and I can’t. 😂

I disagree, Dooku’s story is a faustian tale about a man who lost himself to the devil for the promise of a better galaxy. Deep down Dooku does have good intentions but he uses them to justify the the atrocities he has committed because they came from Sidious’s command. He is an extreme utilitarian believing that the best utility comes from completely destroying everything and building it anew. Yet as he grows deeper into Sidious plans he becomes fully enveloped by his desire for power that his idea of the greater good becomes a faint voice in his head. Also Dooku in the ROTS novelization that you cite literally has Dooku view Obi-won as a grandson. He still has the capacity for good. Yoda almost turned him back to the light towards the end of the war.